After Li Chongjiu approved the memorial, Yu Shinan, Zhang Xuansu, and Xue Wanshu came to pay their respects.

The three of them sat down and Zhang Xuansu said, "Your Majesty has been in the south of Luoyang for half a year. Now the soldiers miss their homesickness and are quite willing to return north. The Prime Minister Wang reported to the Turks that Goguryeo repeatedly invaded the border and was in a state of unstable situation. He sent someone to ask when His Majesty can take off and return to Youjing?"

Li Chongjiu said: "I also want to return to Youjing, but the matter of Luoyang has been put aside. I am not relieved. I am worried that if I return to Youjing north, I will just leave, and Li Yuan will go out of Guanzhong again. I will destroy Xiao Xian first and then attack Luoyang. Henan will shake when the time comes, and the hard work will flow eastward."

Xue Wanshu said: "Your Majesty, Luoyang has a guard and General Shan, so it would be easy for Li Yuan to take it down. But Youjing is the capital, and Your Majesty has not been in his position for a long time, so people are afraid that people will be unstable. Although Prime Minister Wang is steady in his behavior, Prime Minister Chen is sick and always makes people with ulterior motives stare at him."

Li Chongjiu's eyes were sharp. Although he was far away in Luoyang, he also knew that the Hebei gentry did not stop. After killing Lu Ziqian last time, the Hebei gentry calmed down a little, and now someone was secretly disturbing the wind and rain. This was not against Li Chongjiu, or wanted to overthrow Da Zhao, but just taking advantage of Li Chongjiu's absence in Youjing to do some profits.

Li Chongjiu said lightly: "I understand. I will confirm the matter of returning to Youjing as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, after Yanzhou is pacified, will the next step be to take Shandong? Or go to Jianghuai?" Yu Shinan asked Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu asked back, "Which do you think is the first?"

Yu Shinan said: "Your Majesty, Yanzhou has been captured, and Shandong is like a turtle in a jar. You can catch it all in one net. However, the general manager of Bianzhou in Li Tang wanted Han, and he still occupied Kaifeng. Kaifeng is an important town on Tongji Canal. If Tongji Canal is opened, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River can be connected, and the river will be unobstructed."

Xue Wanshu stood up and said, "Both have their own advantages, but Shandong and Jianghuai cannot take into account both. What's more, the court and Du Fuwei have a tacit understanding. If they penetrate Jianghuai now, they will start a war with this Jianghuai enemy in advance."

"So does Your Majesty want to Shandong first and Jianghuai?" Yu Shinan asked.

Li Chongjiu glanced at him and said, "Xue Aiqing's words are right. It's easy first and then difficult. I cannot hit people with two fists. Shandong has Qi Gongshun and Zang Junqiao. Chunyu is in a three-legged position, and there is only one Du Fuwei in Jianghuai. Since our army has already won Yanzhou, we should first fight Shandong."

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty Qi Gongshun, Zang Junxiao, Chunyunan, is different from Wang Bo, Meng Haigong, and Xu Yuanlang. Wang, Meng, and Xu are indecent and fight each other, so they defeated our army one by one. But Qi Gongshun, Zang Junshun, Chunyunan, and all surrendered to Li Tang. If our army advances eastward, these three people will inevitably fight with our army."

Dongyang City, Beihai County.

In the lobby of the county government, a man in his thirties was watching with relish with a book of record of the grandfather. The man spitted with his hands and clicked the book and turned a page.

"Shi Gong, it's time for you to read the book."

The thirty-year-old man looked up at the big man beside him, and smiled and said, "I'm just seeing the wonderful things. Look how good it is in the book of Taishi Gong. Emperor Gaozu pacified the world, and he also sang the strong wind."

The big man smiled bitterly and said, "Emperor Gaozu, what does it have to do with us now? Xu Yuanlang is over and Yanzhou has been captured. The next step is that Li Chongjiu will close the door and go east to Shandong. I, you, and Lao Zang, are all going to be finished."

The spoken Han Dynasty was Qi Gongshun. When he started his army from Shandong, he was also a leader as famous as Xu Yuanlang, Meng Haigong and Wang Bo. As for the scholar beside him, the chief minister Liu Lan. Liu Lan was originally a scholar in Beihai County, and once defeated Qi Gongshun repeatedly. Later, Liu Lan excluded his colleagues and opposed Qi Gongshun.

After Qi Gongshun got Liu Lan, he obeyed his will and from then on, Shandong was out of control. Qi Gongshun not only captured Beihai County, but also defeated the 50,000 army of Zang Junxiang, the hero of Haizhou County, with few wins and more. Later, Liu Lan saw that Li Yuan captured Chang'an and proclaimed himself emperor, so he persuaded Qi Gongshun to surrender to Li Tang. Li Yuan valued Qi and Liu very much. It can be said that without Liu Lan, there would be no Qi Gongshun today.

Liu Lan heard Qi Gongshun say this: "Ming Gong, why don't I know this? Among the princes of Shandong, Wang Bo repeatedly served in the lords. It can be seen that he was a snake and rat, seeking profit. This person was most afraid of death. However, after Li Chongjiu was intimidated, he surrendered. Although Gong Meng Hai was a good plan, he was unstoppable. Even Fan Yuanyuan and others could control him. It can be seen that he was incompetent and surrendered was a matter of time. Xu Yuanlang was strong and had been in Yanzhou for many years. He had the power to fight, but this person was arrogant and unwilling to be inferior to others. He actually wanted to cheat in front of Li Yuan, Li Chongjiu and others. This was not asking for trouble, and both sides were not pleased. Therefore, I was not surprised that Xu Yuanlang was destroyed by Li Chongjiu or Li Yuan."

But when Liu Lan told the story, he told Wang Bo, Meng Haigong and Xu Yuanlang that he had success or failure, which made Qi Gongshun admire him.

Qi Gongshun immediately showed a look of admiration and said, "My good military advisor, my good Zhuge, then do you think we have the power to fight with Zhao State?"

Liu Lan put down the record of the grandfather in her hand and laughed: "Is Ming Gong joking? Li Chongjiu swept the Khitan in the north, Goguryeo in the east, Li Yuan in the west, and Wang Shichong in the south. His troops were the lions of war, and there were famous generals like Xu Shiji and Xue Wanche who assisted him. How could we, a mere Beihai County, be stopped by us."

After being teased by Liu Lan, Qi Gongshun changed his expression: "What should I do? Since I have listened to your advice and voted for Li Tang, I would have thought that it would be better to vote for Li Chongjiu."

Liu Lan smiled and said, "Don't be surprised by Ming Gong, I haven't finished speaking. Our army is a tiger and wolf army that is difficult to compete with Zhao State. However, if we join forces with Zang Junxiang and Chunyu Nan, there is still something to do."

After hearing this, Qi Gongshun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me, but if you want to fight against Zhao, I think these two people may not be willing to really help me."

Liu Lan said: "Chunyu is difficult to deal with. The Zhao army seized him Dengzhou. Both sides have already formed a scoundrel. If he wants him to help our army defeat Zhao, he will agree."

Qi Gongshun still said with a bitter look on his face: "But it's hard to deal with only Chunyu Nan, Zang Junxiang, don't forget that he has a grudge against you."

Qi Gongshun refers to the last time Zang Junxiang led a 50,000 army to attack Beihai County, and the momentum was huge. Liu Lan offered advice to Qi Gongshun. Zang Junxiang came from afar, so he would not be prepared. He asked the general to attack his camp twice. Qi Gongshun followed Liu Lan's plan, led 5,000 elite troops, and secretly advanced. When he was approaching Zang's army dozens of miles, he suddenly attacked Zang Junxiang at night.

Liu Lan said: "He would not understand the truth about the lips and teeth of Zang Junxiong. What's more, Duke Ming could ask Lord Tang for instructions and ask him to grant one person the power to control Shandong."

Qi Gongshun smiled and said, "Yes, why did I forget? You can ask Your Majesty to come forward, so that I have the power to mobilize Zang Junxiang's troops to protect Beihai County."

After hearing this, Liu Lan smiled and shook her head and said, "What I mean is it, isn't your Majesty to give you great power to Gong Ming, or to Prime Minister Zang Jun?"
Chapter completed!